Black patients are better represented in taxpayer-funded cancer clinical trials compared to trials run by pharmaceutical companies, although they remain underrepresented in clinical trials, regardless of sponsor. These results were published by Joseph M. Unger, PhD, and colleagues in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, and…
Deeper sedation with the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of serrated polyps in patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer.
In the single-center phase II Natalie trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, investigators assessed the activity of cabozantinib in patients with unresectable and progressive metastatic…
The phase I/II CheckMate 358 trial assessed nivolumab monotherapy and nivolumab/ipilimumab regimens in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical squamous cell carcinoma. The study findings…
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cao et al found that U.S. adult cancer survivors had higher levels of mobility disability…
A novel single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) acquisition method may provide convenient detection of radiopharmaceutical biodistribution and could lead to improved …
A novel MDM2 inhibitor has demonstrated antitumor activity in progressive salivary cancer, particularly adenoid cystic carcinoma, according to data presented at the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head…
Several professional societies have developed evidence-based guidelines on the use of certain biomarkers to help determine which patients with non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) may…
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, investigators identified the risk of a second primary breast cancer among survivors of breast cancer diagnosed at age…
Pain, a debilitating consequence of cancer and its treatments, is highly prevalent among patients with advanced cancer.1 Often persistent and undertreated, it is associated with…
On April 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the tyrosine kinase inhibitor alectinib (Alecensa) for adjuvant treatment after tumor resection in patients…
